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Nuclear Mechanics and Methods

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Cell Mechanics, volume 83 of Methods in Cell Biology, Academic Press, (2007)
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-679X(07)83011-1

Abstract

The role of the nucleus in protecting and sequestering the genome is intrinsically mechanical, and disease‐causing structural mutants in lamins and other components underscore this function. Various methods to measure nuclear mechanics, isolated or in situ, are outlined here in some detail.

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